Sharp County record., 1887-10-06

OH tne DaCh VI pew or dlAner-D'at
suggestions of that VIII oh leI 't,' sa
important invention by which c,lioIi' 'C'
printed.
Nothing in Gods universe suf,
loose ends. Accidents are only Cod,sos az
of turning leaf in the book Of Ills st,"1I way
DEGREES. From our cradle to n,r sa,.lal ,,nl
there is a path all marked ont Eve Wv,
event in our life is connected with oras Hava
other event in our life. Our los. ',oiy
be the most direct road ~ may
gain. Our defeats and victories are tn, uI
brothers. The whole direction of vOrr .Ta n.
was changed by something which At .t' m
time seemed to you trife, while Soma 'u' wy
currence which seemed tremendous atF.'. w
ed you but little. Rev. DR.. Kepnedr :,
Basking Ridge, N. j., went into his nnl,;. M 4,
one Sabbath and by strange freaT ~
memory forgot his subject and forgot b;' "
text, and in great embarrassment rosaI'
fore his audience and announced the II.
cumstanGe and declared himself entiro,,
unable to preach; then launched forth in
few earnest words of entreaty and warn
ing which resulted in the outbreakirc .,
the mightiest revival of religion eva.
known in that State, revival of relicior
that resulted in churches still stand
| ing and in the conversion M
large number of men who entered
the Gospel ministry #te have brouob,
their thousands into the kingdom of God
Gods plans are magnificent beyond all
comprehension. He molds us, turns and
directs us, and we Enow it not. Tbm
sands of years are to him but as the Apbt
of shuttle. The most terrific occurrenca
does not make God tremble, and the most
triumphant achievement does notlift him
! into rapture. That one great th0ughtM
God goes oil through the centuries, and
nations rise and fall, and eraS pass and
the world itself changes, but God sti1
keeps the undivided mastery, linking event
to event and century to century. To God
they are all one event, one history, oneplap
one development, one system. Great and
marvellous are thy works, Lord God Al
mighty.
Furthermore, we learn from this stor,
the propriety of laying up for the future
During seven years of plenty Joseph pre-.
pared for the famine, and when it cam,
he had a crowded storehouse. The life d
most men in worldly respect is divided
into wears of plenty and famine. Ib
seldom that any man passes through liz
without at least seven years of plenty
During these seven prosperous wears you I
business bears a rich harvest. You hardr
know where all the money comes FROM 4 .
comes so fast. Every bargain you maxi :,
seems to turn into gold. You conhad :
few bad debts. You are astonished viii !.
large dividends. You invest more and :
more capital. You wonder how men cn !,
be content with small bushes 4
gathering in only hundfa h
dollars where you reap you; ;e
thousands. These are the seven years h
plenty. Now, Joseph, is the time to pre-
pare for famine, for to almost every MAJ ID
there do come seven years of famils W
You will be sick; you will be unfOrtmst lie
you will be defrauded; you will be dipf
pointed; you will be old, and If you uhR pr
no storehouse upon which TO fall backyu
may be famine-struck. G.
We have no admiration for this denying.
ones self of all present comfort and luzured
for the mere pleasure Of boarding up, Hrd
grasping for the mere pleasure of seeEI g
how large pile you can get; this alV'7)os
being poor and cramped, because as @tne
as dollar comes in Il Is sent 0igtG's'' "
it can't find another dollar to caHl u
home on its back; but there itn
an intelligent and undetermined fNse.
cast which we love to see in men WI
have families and kindred dependents 81
on them for the blessings of educata''
and home. God sends us to the lnSe1
for lesson, which, while they aon ;a'
stint themselves in the present. dOh nu y
forget their duty to forestall the futn ~ ~
"Go to the ant, thou sluggard consll en
her ways and be wise, which, having ~
guide, overseer or ruler, provde'n
meat in the summer and gatnere'n H.. -.
food in the harvest" IL ~,
Now, there are two ways OF laying svu ~.
money: the one by investing 1t IN %1'1S ~
and depositing it in the banks and on - u
ing it on bond and mortgage. Inc @ p
way of laying up money Is g'I Nd Nd
away. He is the safest who makes 1, .
of these investments. But the man ".
devotes none of his gain to the cau'' ,Io
Christ and thinks only OF DIS var
comfort and luxury, is not safe, dOn' 4uo IT,
how his money is invested. he acEa IA
the rose, if it should say: II VIII nui l,ic;
breath and no one shall have sha". ia
fragrance from me until next weeA ,rtv
then will set all the garden aloa' =,
the aroma" The time comes, pu' 10 h,d h
been without fragrance for so lons' xii
nothing then to give. s h, q
But above all, lay up treaSw" ,anne
Heaven. They never depreclate III W for
They never are at discount lu . hose
always available. You may feel SaI'
with your present yearly income, VIII
what will such an income Dc osl Nv din,
after Won are dead? Wv tms
will get it. Perhaps some OF 'n'L ~ 20
quarrel about it before you arc M be
They will be right glad you ~0 :, j;rict
They are only waiting for you ,tass wi,
What then will all your accumulaa'r "a or
worth if you could gather it al iu% us,rs the
bosom and walk up with it 10 ns r'r, a wi
gate? 1t would not purchase ~ lrep
mission; or, if allowed to enter, and q Il
not buy you crown or robe u, ,oos oSsaAbjet
poorest saint in Heaven would lvv s.the
and say: "Where did that paup' Of fl
from?" ,..,. Nd auty
Finally. learn from this sublec' T y, cond
every famine there is storehouSe' " h re-
longrow of buildings, piled TO 'no iorjtsr rtt :"
with corn, come the hungry a% lsar wree
and Joseph commanded thaT T,a 'r1r Torl On ca
and their wagons be filled. The SVn n ha